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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB1452: Corrections, Board of; membership and powers, report.
Chief Patron
Del.
Adam Ebbin (D-49)
Adam Ebbin
(D-49)
Arlington, VA
Served: 2004–
Progress
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Board of Corrections; membership; powers. Provides that the membership of the State Board of Corrections shall include two community leaders, two elected officials, three members of the medical profession, and two citizens with an immediate family member incarcerated within the Commonwealth of Virginia. The bill also requires the Board to report to the Governor on a quarterly basis and to the General Assembly at least once per year during the month of November, and provides that Board members with an incarcerated family member shall not be provided unlimited access to those institutions where their incarcerated family members are housed. Finally, the bill allows the Board to enter and inspect Department of Corrections facilities at any time. View Full Text »
Poll Results
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